Buffalo town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Buffalo town's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
11.0%
2023
15.1%
Total change
+4.1 pp
% change
+37.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.0% | — |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +0.4 pp (3.6%) |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -1.8 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +2.9 pp (30.2%) |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +0.2 pp (1.6%) |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +2.4 pp (18.9%) |